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US 7,607,928 B2Granted
Expanding space saving power strip
OwnerTavis D. Schriefer, Edward A. Stanfieldinventors
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Abstract
An electrical outlet strip is disclosed, the outlet strip comprised of a power source, such as a power cable, and a plurality of socket modules. At least one socket module includes at least one electrical socket electrically interconnected with the power source. Each socket module is mechanically and adjustably engaged with at least one other socket module, whereby the outlet strip is expandable and compressible such that both small power plugs and larger AC adapters may be plugged into the electrical socket of each socket module.
Claims13
An electrical outlet strip comprising:
- a power cord having a proximal end and a distal end, the power cord adapted for receiving a power input at the distal end thereof and conducting it to the proximal end thereof;
- a base module including a housing fixed to the proximal end of the power cord at a distal end thereof, and including a mutual adjustment means, the base module adapted for conducting power from the power cord through the housing;
- a plurality of socket modules each including a substantially hollow housing, each socket module including the mutual adjustment means, and at least one socket module including at least one electrical socket electrically interconnected to each next adjacent module, each socket for receiving a power plug and providing power thereto;
- and an end module including a substantially hollow housing having the mutual adjustment means;
- whereby each socket module or end module may be pulled away from a collapsed position to its next adjacent module to manually select the distance between adjacent electrical sockets by manually adjusting the contiguous mutual adjustment means while maintaining electrical and mechanical connectivity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.